Congress President Kharge to address election rallies in Shimla, Nalagarh on Wednesday
Shimla: Congress president Mallikarjun Kharge on Tuesday arrived in Shimla on a two-day visit to poll-bound Himachal Pradesh and held a meeting of top party leaders. Rajasthan Chief Minister Ashok Gehlot was also present during the meeting, where the party's election strategy was discussed. Kharge will address a poll meeting at Banuti in Shimla and at Panjehra in Nalagarh on Wednesday before returning to Delhi. He would be campaigning in favour of party candidates for the first time as the Congress chief.
Vice President visits exhibition organised by IPR Haryana
Rohtak: Vice President Jagdeep Dhankhar visited the exhibition organized by the Department of Information, Public Relations and Languages under the Azadi Ka Amrit Mahotsav programme at Sampla, Rohtak on Tuesday. Haryana Chief Minister Manohar Lal Khattar, Education Minister Kanwar Pal Gujjar, MP Brijendra Singh and BJP State President Om Prakash Dhankar and other dignitaries were also present on the occasion. The exhibition's main theme was the life of Sir Chhotu Ram, Azadi Ka Amrit Mahotsav and 8 glorious years of the Haryana Government. Through such exhibitions, people get to know about the great heroes of the country and the freedom movement, Dhankar said. In the exhibition, on behalf of the department, Additional Director, Dr Kuldeep Saini gave a brief description to all the guests including the Vice President.
Polling for 1244 Panchayat Samiti members and 158 Zilla Parishad members to be held in Haryana today
Chandigarh: Haryana State Election Commissioner Dhanpat Singh on Tuesday said that all preparations have been completed for Panchayat Samiti members and Zilla Parishad members for the second phase in the state. Polling will be held on November 9 for 1244 Panchayat Samiti members and 158 Zilla Parishad members in 57 blocks of 9 districts Ambala, Charkhi Dadri, Gurugram, Karnal, Kurukshetra, Rewari, Rohtak, Sirsa, and Sonipat. In the second phase, polling will be held on November 12 for the post of Sarpanch and Panch.
Govt to conduct inspection of 100 senior secondary schools in Mahendragarh
Chandigarh: On the direction of Haryana Chief Secretary Sanjeev Kaushal, the Education Department will soon inspect the senior secondary schools of the state. On November 11, under the leadership of the Director of Secondary Education Department, Anshaj Singh, the officers of the Directorate of Education will start the inspection of senior secondary schools from Mahendragarh. A spokesperson of the Education Department said that under the ‘Shiksha-diksha’ academic supervision, a team of about 100 officers will closely inspect around 100 senior secondary schools in the Mahendragarh district together. All HCS, Joint Director, Deputy Director, Assistant Director and Director SCERT and Program Officer will be present in the team.
Comprehensive Cataract Conference ‘CCC 2022’ of PGIMER concludes
Chandigarh: Advanced Eye Centre (AEC), PGIMER, in association with the International Society of Manual Small Incision Cataract Surgeons (ISMSICS) recently organized the Comprehensive Cataract Conference ‘CCC 2022’ from 4th -6th November 2022 at Hotel Hyatt Regency Chandigarh. This event was the 4th Biennial World Conference of ISMSICS and was attended by approximately 400 delegates and reputed national and international faculty from various countries including Brazil, Egypt, Indonesia, Philippines, Bangladesh and Congo. All aspects of modern day cataract surgery were discussed with the help of video demonstrations, surgical skill transfer courses (SSTC’s) and didactic lectures by experts in the field. The conference highlighted the role Manual Small Incision Cataract Surgery (MSICS) can play in alleviating cataract related blindness in developing nations since it is a cost effective and safe surgical technique. Prof KK Talwal former director PGIMER and former Chairman, Board of Governors, Medical Council of India was the chief guest for the inaugural ceremony at this conference.
Bajwa highlights deteriorating law and Order situation in Amritsar
Chandigarh: Highlighting the issue of deteriorating law and order situation in the holy city, Leader of Opposition in Punjab Vidhan Sabha Partap Singh Bajwa on Tuesday demanded immediate suspension of Amritsar Police Commissioner Arun Pal Singh. Bajwa said that Amritsar police commissioner should be suspended for his mishandling and inability to control the deteriorating law and order situation in the holy city. At the same time, Bajwa also demanded action against the excise officials posted in Amritsar district after a group of goons barged into the ongoing NRI marriage reception function and attempted to snatch away the liquor on the direction of local wine contractors. “Why Excise and Taxation Minister Harpal Singh Cheema and NRI Affairs Minister Kuldeep Singh Dhaliwal are maintaining a stony silence over the issue. Was this the way the Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) intended to attract investment from the NRIs,” asked Bajwa.